Internal Medicine

Tasting the Unconventional: 10 of the Best Eccentric Ales

We recently had a handful of friends over to help christen our new home. And we decided since they were kind enough to come visit, the least we could do would be to use them as guinea pigs for a host of oddball beers sitting in our beer cellar -- from gluten-free strawberry beer to sours. While I'm ... More >>

Become Healthier By Drinking Coffee? Count Us In

That morning cup of joe doesn't just wake you from a zombie-like state and keep you from being a complete asshole to the guy in the cube next to you. In addition to making you a semi-decent human being, coffee can provide tons of health benefits. Here are five ways drinking coffee can improve your ... More >>

Retired Lab Chimps Pressed Back Into Service

A San Antonio lab says primate research is necessary for curing diseases like AIDS and hepatitis. But what progress has really been made.

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Sorghum

I haven't had the best of luck with gluten-free beer. In my experience, gluten-free beer is a lot like most "meat substitute" type products; the more they try to be the real thing, the more they fall short. Beer and burgers, for example, have a lot in common. Though there are wide stylistic differen ... More >>

A Food Scale That Tells You More Than Just Weight

Last Christmas, my mom purchased the Eat Smart Nutrition Pro Scale for me to use while I cook. I have type 1 diabetes and need to know how many carbohydrates and grams of fiber are in each item of food I eat. So, when I'm cooking, especially with foods that don't have a nutrition label on the back o ... More >>

When Benadryl Won't Cut It: Common Food Allergies

I have a friend who, for whatever reason, recently grew out of her life-long food allergies to citrus, nuts, berries and shellfish. Realizing this, she immediately went to a Thai restaurant and had shrimp Pad Thai, something she'd previously been unable to eat due to life-threatening allergies to a ... More >>

Steel Magnolias

Tim Bobo, Fredericksburg Cop, Sued on Claim of Roughing Up Diabetic Man

A man says he was in the midst of a diabetic episode when a Fredericksburg cop threw him to the ground during a traffic stop. Brian Kane has sued police officer Tim Bobo over the August 2010 incident. Kane's suit says he has Type 1 (juvenile) diabetes, and he was driving to his parents' home when ... More >>

UPDATED: Paula Deen Rumored to Have Type 2 Diabetes, Endorsement Deal with Big Pharma

​Update: A company spokesman with Novartis called this afternoon to address the rumors that Paula Deen has signed an endorsement deal with the pharmaceutical firm, which the company says are false. Novartis issued this statement: "The rumors that Novartis has signed a multi-million dollar spok ... More >>

Top 5 Houston Restaurants With Gluten-Free Options

Ruggles Green at CityCenter.​Before you roll your eyes at this post title and think, "God, I'm so ready for that trend to be over," (as I admittedly have done on previous occasions), consider that gluten-free dining is not just a casual lifestyle for many Americans. One in three Americans suff ... More >>

Brew Blog: Bard's Original Sorghum Malt Beer

Yes, there's an elephant in this picture. No, it doesn't mean anything. I have kids, remember?​I really wanted to like this beer. No, I don't have Celiac disease, or any other form of gluten intolerance. I did, however, recommend it to someone who does. I suppose I should have known better tha ... More >>

The Judds

Lips First

Natalie Irish kisses her portraits into life.

Suits and Sneakers Descend on New Downtown Walking Path

Photo by Mandy OaklanderSuits and sneakers populated National Start Walking Day.​Though it may be an artery-cloggingly delicious way to live, make no mistake. Heart disease is still the number-one killer of Americans. And according to the American Heart Association, almost 67 percent of Texans ... More >>

Sampler Plate: This Week in Food Blogs

Each week, we put together a sampler plate of the most interesting links from both local and national food blogs. Know a blog we should be paying particular attention to? Leave the address in the comments section below. 29-95: Former EOW blogger J.C. Reid has a nice piece on the subtleties and idio ... More >>

An Important Health-Care Message From Delicious Milk

File Under: It seemed like a good idea at the time... ​Wednesday night, after the first of two Houston Press holiday parties Rocks Off will be attending this week (no karaoke at this one), we thought it would be a sound decision to go see Robert Ellis & the Boys at Fitzgerald's. It was. Elli ... More >>

Sampler Plate: This Week in Food Blogs

Each week, we put together a sampler plate of the most interesting links from both local and national food blogs. Know a blog we should be paying particular attention to? Leave the address in the comments section below. Dirty Kitchen Adventures: Although she's currently living abroad, Houston food ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 2: Randi Markowitz of Gluten Free Houston

Tam Vo​Today we continue our chat with Randi Markowitz of Gluten Free Houston. EOW: What are the top three things to not do when cooking gluten-free? Markowitz: The first thing is to not leave out ingredients that mimic what gluten does. That would be most of the gums, such as xantham and gu ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 1: Randi Markowitz of Gluten Free Houston

Tam Vo​We visited with Randi Markowitz after GFH's (1014 Wirt Road, Suite 230) second Saturday morning bake sale to talk about a home cook's entry into commercial gluten free baking. EOW: How did you get started? Markowitz: It all started with a small Kitchen Aid mixer, which is 15 years old ... More >>

Upcoming Events

Yes, they even have GF chocolate chip cookies.​No big surprise here, but a welcome announcement nonetheless: Houston Restaurant Week has officially been extended until Labor Day, making it -- in effect -- Houston Restaurant Month. HRW was expected to end on August 21, tomorrow, but will now ru ... More >>

Bret Michaels' Diet Snapple Trop-A-Rocka Tea

​Confession #1: I am not, nor ever have been, a fan of the band Poison. Confession #2: I have never seen a single episode of The Apprentice. But I nevertheless have become somewhat obsessed with Bret Michaels's Diet Snapple Trop-a-Rocka Tea, which the former rock star designed as part of the ... More >>

Five Delicious Alternatives to Wheat Pasta

Photo by avlxyzWe're here to help support those daily pad thai cravings.​That's right; it's gluten-free time again here at Eating Our Words. But unlike our previous few posts which have been GF product assessments, we're instead going to spotlight some of our favorite (and occasionally overloo ... More >>

Giving Bob's Another Go

Photos by Katharine Shilcutt​Last week, I was -- to put it mildly -- disappointed with the way my gluten-free pancakes had turned out after testing out a Bob's Red Mill GF pancake mix. I tried (and failed) at explaining that out of curiosity, I'd decided to cut gluten out of my diet for a whil ... More >>

Going Gluten-Free At Walmart

​At the risk of reigniting the gluten-free debate once again, I mentioned in yesterday's post on gluten-free pancakes that I'd found a trove of cheap GF products at -- of all places -- Walmart. I don't know why I was completely surprised by this discovery, but I was. It makes sense when you t ... More >>

Legendary Houston Lawyer John O'Quinn Killed In Car Crash

Legendary Houston lawyer John O'quinn and an unidentified man were killed this morning when their SUV slammed into a tree off Allen Parkway. Police have not said who was driving. O'Quinn, 68, won huge settlements in mass-tort cases dealing with deadly breast implants and Big Tobacco. Recen ... More >>

Split Lip Rayfield

Calorie Restrictors Stay Hungry in Hopes of Living Longer

An SMU biologist searches to unlock the secrets to the fountain of youth

Artist of the Week: Without a Face

Three Things To Remember During A DWI Crackdown

The Passion of Victoria Osteen

A flight attendant went after the Osteens in court, bringing on trials and tribulation for one and all

The Osteen Trial: Finally, The Beatdown

The Osteen Trial: All Over But The Shouting

Spring Training Doesn’t Count, Except for When It Does

Bear Colony

This band borrows from Unwed Sailor, Postal Service and Minus the Bear for some light, but danceable rock

Critic's Dictionary

The A's

Taking Care

Margie Hill goes home and CPS learns about directory assistance

More Fodder for the Conspiracy Theories

Return of the Alt-Country King

That's Hotze

Son Volt

Okemah and the Melody of Riot

Westward Whoa!

Stem cell restrictions could send Texas Medical Center researchers fleeing to California

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Ground Zero

Houston's been the No. 1 city in America in the obesity crisis. But hype doesn't mean help.

Feel This

Enema of the Mental State: Notes from the Battle on Irritable Blink-182 Syndrome

In the Crosshairs

"Shoot to Cure" targets diabetes

Best Yerbería

Yerbería Guadalupe

Working Stiff

Glenda Turner wrestles with ways to regain a normal life -- as others beat on her to break the grip of the bizarre syndrome racking her body

Young at Art

Glassell School's Core show reveals the heart, soul and blood-sugar levels of its visiting artists

Trivial Pursuit

Should taxpayer dollars help prosecute a reporter with a big mouth and inoperable cancer?

Magical

Rough Magic has plenty up its sleeve